The Adventures of Rose Hood

Chapter 5: The Dragon Wrester

Mammon POV

Something was odd about that girl. I could tell she was strong just by looking at her, but then she decimated not 1 but 3 A ranks.

Her name was Rose, but she seemed unfamiliar with it, and something didn't sit right with Royce's explanation in the letter.

Plus, the fact that she could do that almost instantaneous movement. That was terrifying. Her skill was unmatched and the fact that she and Dallel hit it off was odd.

Dallel was known for being troublesome in conversation. The only person that could handle him was Jalad, and even Jalad got annoyed by him at times.

But that tournament battle was the icing on the cake.

Weapons didn't seem to affect her, and that spell she used after was an advanced spell. She said she was 19, but her power is far stronger than her age.

"Guildmaster, you called me?"

"Ah, Saliad. I heard you were in the tournament."

"Yes, but I couldn't show my skill in the preliminary round. Noone wanted to face me."

"Well, no kidding, you are an S rank. Frankly, there were concerns about letting you sign up in the first place."

"Well, Galswell told me that it would be a good idea."

"That makes sense, his predictions almost always come true."

"Do you think my match is in this tournament?"

"Possibly, but I don't see why anyone would want to kill you, you are a hero after all."

"Oh please, I fought a few monsters, that's all."

"Saliad boy, the Dragon Patriarch and Matron aren't regular monsters."

"I get that, but I won through surprise."

"That's way better than many can do, though now that I think about it."

"What?"

"There is a girl, the name's Rose. She decimated the 3 Aces with ease when they tried hazing her. She also brought down Calsen and freed all of his slaves. She also seemed to gain both Dallel and Jalad's respect."

"Really, so you think she may be my match?"

"Potentially, I personally hope you two fight, it would be incredible to see."

"Well, I'll look forward to it."

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The roster got posted in the guild hall.

I looked at it, huh that's cool.

My first match was against a guy named Galswell.

"Who's Galswell?"

"You don't know?"

"Nope."

"Oh, he's a legendary A rank fighter. I reckon he could even give you a run for your money. He's known as the dragon wrestler."

"Dragon wrestler?"

"Yeah, he supposedly led the charge against the last dragon nest and fought the Patriarch. He and his party won, leading them to legends. Most of us just see him as kinda puny though. Probably because of his age. Though, most people think it was actually the mythic fighter in his party that killed the patriarch.

"Mythic fighter?"

"Yeah, you see the guy on the other side of the board?"

Following his finger, I see Jalad's first fight, Saliad.